The Mad Man’s Hymn
Verse 1 On Sunday morning voices rise, and churches fill with song; they crown the Saviour as their King and praise Him loud and long. But when the final amen…
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March 6, 2026
Engine of Extraction
Capitalism doesn’t pretend to care. It doesn’t bother with illusions. It presents you with a fact: you exist to be used. Your value is measured by how efficiently you can…
March 4, 2026
The Lies We Live
You keep telling people the country is under siege – that immigrants are flooding in, that Muslims are plotting, that anyone who looks different is some kind of threat. Don’t you…
March 3, 2026
The Spinning Prize Wheel of Fate
Step closer and watch the great Wheel turn, a burnished disc like Achilles’ Shield, etched with destinies you never chose. Hear it hum with the weight of unseen hands, those…
March 1, 2026
Iranian Turmoil – The Ancient Wisdom of the Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles cautions us to fully comprehend the consequences of the hasty path to war rather than the temperant course via diplomacy.
February 28, 2026
Misrepresenting History – How One Viral Post Fuels Holocaust Denialism
The misrepresentation of historical facts such as the Holocaust, dishonours the sufferings and deprivations of those who experienced the worst of humankind.
February 28, 2026
Songlines of the Moonlit Dreaming
Fly with me through the dreaming, where the night sky opens like a doorway and the old spirits speak in soft winds, guiding our steps across the warm red earth.Let…
February 27, 2026
Islam, the “Perennial Enemy” – Historical, Theological, Geopolitical and Media Dimensions
Representations of Islam as a perpetual aggressor against Western traditions are a facile expression of correlation equalling causation.
February 26, 2026
The One Nation Comic Opera
The diva belts her entrance With forty notes of vengeance .
February 26, 2026
One Nation on Immigration: Naive, Unworkable and Racist
Impractical proposals to address social and housing challenges by One Nations reveal a lack of comprehension of the economic necessities of immigration.
February 25, 2026
Hate Speech, Hanson and One Nation: The Erosion of Australia’s Social Cohesion
Addressing isolated racism whilst ignoring that against other ethnicities or cultures is a bandage to a systemic wound.
February 24, 2026
Ignorance and Division – Exclusionary Politics in Australian Society
Ignorance in debate by public figures and willful misrepresentation by media underscore the exclusive rhetoric that fractures societal cohesion.
February 23, 2026
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The Evolution of Australian Identity: From White Christian Egalitarianism to a Multicultural Reality
Entrenched Australian romanticism in the face of the demographic, religious and economic changes of multiculturalism sets a path to democratic inequality.
February 22, 2026
Netanyahu’s Interference in U.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiations – A Critical Assessment
Netanyahu's interference is regional politics is targeted for short-term tactical gains, whilst accepting longer-term risks.
February 21, 2026
Christian Nationalism in Australia and the Strategic Targeting of Islam
Opportunistic appeals to cultural tropes, economic and security fears by right wing conservatives fails to identify the true causes of instability.
February 20, 2026
A Ballad of Humankind (in Fifty Fairytale Lines)
Mirror, mirror on the wall – Are humans really fairest of all? You shall go to the ball, they say – But midnight’s hopes don’t always stay. “All the better…
February 19, 2026
My unexpected time as a flaneur
Calling another by name says, without conjecture or analysis, you are not a statistic.
February 18, 2026
Palestine, Herodotus and the Integrity of the Historical Record
Herodotus’s Palaistin? is the echo of older Semitic names, transmitted into Greek, and adopted by successive generations.
February 17, 2026
Angus Taylor, in Conversation With… Angus Taylor
Fantastic. Great move. Well done, Angus.
February 14, 2026
Does Australia Have a Racism Problem?
Racism, particularly for Indigenous people and visible minorities, is a significant issue, despite Australia's strong integration and social cohesion.
February 13, 2026